Sunday, July 6, 2014

On Thursday, Liz and I headed downtown for a bit before lunch just to look around and get out a bit. As luck would have it, we arrived just as the Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Presidential Palace was getting started.

The guard regiment at the palace are the Dragoons of the "Marshall Domingo Nieto" Cavalry Regiment. Every midday, Monday through Saturday, some 40 Dragoons, accompanied by the regimental band, take part in the ceremony which was established by President Manuel Prado in 1940.

This was only my second time witnessing the ceremony up close, and the first time I was a little kid, so it was pretty cool. (I might go back with a video recorder!)

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Hello! I started this blog to stay connected and share details of our trips to Peru with our friends and family here in the United States and elsewhere. That is still its primary purpose, albeit one that has been increasingly taken over by the immediacy of FaceBook and WhatsApp.

Indeed, over time this blog's audience has widened somewhat as it is also sometimes consulted and used as a resource by prospective travelers and others interested in Peru, and I find myself more and more writing with that audience somewhat in mind.

The name of the blog, "Camina el autor", refers to a page in Nueva Coronica i buen gobierno, a remarkable book written in 1615 by a descendant of the Incas from Ayacucho, Felipe Waman Puma, after traveling throughout Peru for 20 years.

As any modern traveler will discover, Peru is a wonderful, colorful, fascinating place with a long history, great food, and awesome people. Below, I have links to items that I think help build an appreciation for Peru and its charms.

Enjoy!

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